I was born in Salerno – a town just outside Naples in Southern Italy – and from a young age, I was really interested in food and cooking. When I was 14, I started working in local pizzerias, before heading to Venice to study at the acclaimed Accademia Pizzaioli where I became a Master of Pizza Training.

I moved to the UK in 2013 and then spent a year at the famous PizzAperta Manfredi in Sydney. I returned to London as Head Chef at Radio Alice and after a short stint at Piccolino, joined the team at Happy Face Pizza as Executive Chef, where I play a key role in menu development and chef training.

I really loved the team – the founders Dom and Paul had a fantastic vision for the brand – a fresh take on a classic offer – and the menu remains totally authentic – a real love letter to Italian food.

It’s great to see Happy Face Pizza expanding with a few new openings in the pipeline, can you tell us some more?

Our ambition is to grow the business across the UK and even further. We’ve just opened in Eccleston Yards by Victoria station and it felt like the perfect place for our second location. Next month we’re opening near Brent Cross and we’d like to open another couple of restaurants this year, which is exciting